D N Singh
Some precious days were exhausted and a humongous sum spent from the public exchequer.
But the net outcome from the session and the no confidence(NCM) motion in particular was that it has set the pace for a contest between Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi in 2024.
It remains to be seen how the fire and brimstones would impact the ensuing mega elections, whether it touches the people’s perceptions or not. It was in substance what played out was firing of salvos from either sides and a lesser lethal attack from the PM when it was Manipur.
The BJP government “murdered India in Manipur”. That is why the prime minister cannot go to Manipur,” Gandhi said.
Interestingly, the PM bouncing back on Manipur issue indulged in the brick batting calling the opposition alliance built on the malleable sands of arrogance and people with questionable reputation.
He also said the opposition added two “I” to NDA – one is the arrogance of 26 parties, the other is the arrogance of Congress.
No surprise that the motion was defeated.
Was it a respite? That the AI based calculation drew over a billion or more tweets and posts favoring Rahul.
Which, according to Kanalytics indicate at a formidable 3 billion tweets and posts on what the PM said
It highlights a largely neutral sentiment of 70%, negative sentiment of 26%, and positive sentiment of 4% of Rahul Gandhi’s speech.
Kanalytics shows a potential reach of 3 billion for tweets/posts related to Narendra Modi’s speech. It also highlights a largely neutral sentiment of 56%, negative sentiment of 37%, and positive sentiment of 6%.
The Congress can console itself that both positive and negative sentiments for Modi are higher than that of Rahul as he evokes strong emotions as discussed.
Repeat acerbic
Given the backdrop of mutual criticism during their speeches, both Rahul and Modi experienced a considerable drop in net sentiment.
After his address, which included his criticisms of Rahul, his positive sentiment decreased to 8.4, and the negative sentiment surged to 37.3, culminating in a net sentiment of -28.9.
The exchange of criticisms during their speeches evidently had a pronounced effect on the public’s perception, as evidenced by the shift in sentiment scores for both leaders.
